19 Year Old Dead - 10 Year Old Shot - Easter Shooting on Ocean Ave

Posted by jerseymom on 2017/4/17 10:55:06

By Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal on April 17, 2017 at 9:01 AM, updated April 17, 2017 at 10:38 AMJERSEY CITY -- Two men have been charged in the Easter night shooting that left a teenager dead and a young girl injured.

Sources tell The Jersey Journal a teen, believed to be 19, was fatally shot on Ocean Avenue near Van Nostrand Avenue at about 10 p.m. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A child, who sources have identified as a 10-year-old girl, was also injured in the shooting. She was brought to Jersey City Medical Center and underwent surgery late Sunday night. An update on her condition this morning was not immediately available.